F&G Commission hears plan to reduce agriculture damage from elk herd on private land in Unit 32
The goal of the project is to reduce elk damage on agricultural land caused by a year-round herd, which last year exceeded $1 million in this area. The herd has grown to 350 animals over the last five years despite efforts by hunters, landowners and Fish and Game to reduce elk numbers and associated crop damages.
Break out the neoprene: Winter stream fishing is a perfect opportunity to stay outdoors and catch fish
Don’t throw the waders in the closet just yet. There are still several opportunities to catch big river fish this winter with flies and bait.
ICYMI: Idaho Fish and Game Commission Meeting Jan. 15
Watch the full recap of the Jan. 15, 2026 Idaho Fish and Game Commission Meeting in Boise. Topics covered include upland and furbearer season setting, update on legislation and rulemaking, nonresident tag draw update, and more.
Cottonwood resident receives lifetime hunting revocation for poaching
Idaho’s wildlife belongs to all of us. By taking game illegally, Carl was stealing wildlife from his neighbors that enjoyed viewing them. Carl Van Loon was stealing the chance for Idaho sportspersons to be allowed a legal opportunity for fair and ethical chase under Idaho’s game laws.
Public invited to free class about how Idaho's wildlife survive winter
Idaho Fish and Game in partnership with the Idaho Museum of Natural History in Pocatello is excited to present an upcoming class called “Surviving Winter.” Learn about the physical adaptations and behaviors wildlife use to get through the chilliest time of year!
Upcoming Trapper, Wolf Trapper and Hunter Education classes in the Panhandle Region
From Trapper Education to Wolf Trapper, Hunter Education, and Hunting and Shooting Sports, Idaho Fish and Game’s Panhandle Region has a variety of classes currently open for registration, with more opportunities coming in the months ahead.
Fish and Game to offer three hunter education classes in the Magic Valley Region in February
The Magic Valley Region will be offering three instructor-led hunter education classes in February.
Fish and Game will lethally remove a small bighorn sheep herd in response to pneumonia outbreak in Southwest Idaho
In response to a pneumonia outbreak caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M.ovi) in a small herd of California bighorn sheep in the Reynolds Creek portion of Unit 40, Fish and Game officials plan to lethally remove the affected group this winter to prevent the spread of the deadly disease to other nearby herds.
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